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Winning the NFC North with an 11-5 record is a pretty awesome feat for Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer in his second year at the helm. Adrian Peterson and Adam Thielen tied for the team lead in rushing yardage with 67 each. But the defense stifled Green Bay’s dysfunctional offense at almost every turn until the frantic fourth quarter. I told them, ‘You know what, this isn’t the end of the road for us. “At this point, it’s all about winning games and making a run in the playoffs”. The AFC Wild Card games will be on Saturday with Houston hosting Kansas City and Cincinnati hosting Pittsburgh.
“It’s kind of amusing, because now I’m sitting here saying, ‘This win’s great and everything else; we’ve got to move onto next week.’ And that’s what [Zimmer] preaches all the time, so it’s like he’s brainwashing us”.
It was a game that looked to be over with 20 minutes to play, but still up for grabs when the clock hit:00.
Detroit avoided finishing last in the NFC North by beating Chicago 24-20. “On the defensive side, I feel we have a good group”, safety Morgan Burnett said. Washington will host the Green Bay Packers on Saturday/Sunday at FedEx Field. The Vikings have bounced back since an embarrassing 38-7 loss at home to Seattle on December 6.
“It definitely was a big moment, and it helped put my team over the top”, Munnerlyn said. “It’s a group of guys that don’t want another Seattle performance to happen again”.
For the first 2 1/2 quarters of this game, the Packers’ offense was as bad as we’ve seen it all year.
“We’ve got to get back to work”, Jones said, via the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
Running man: Entering Week 17, Peterson had a 64-yard edge on Tampa’s Doug Martin for the league rushing lead.
The Vikings finally scored the game’s first touchdown in the third quarter, thanks to the superhuman efforts of Adrian Peterson. None of the wideouts finished the year with 1,000 or more yards despite two eclipsing 1,200 a season ago.
Heading into Sunday’s game, the Vikings were coming off a prime time 49-17 victory over the New York Giants last Sunday in Minneapolis. The Pro Bowl guard had not played left tackle since high school.
Right tackle Bryan Bulaga did return to practice after leaving the Arizona game with his own ankle injury. Everson Griffen strip-sacked Rodgers and Captain Munnerlyn scooped up the ball for a 55-yard touchdown, giving the Vikings a 20-3 lead.
Balancing act: The Packers are at their best when there is balance on offense. “That’s a team that’s going right now and they’re rolling”, Minnesota quarterback Teddy Bridgewater said of the Seahawks, “but the thing with Seattle, I think we got our season going after that loss, also”. The Packers ran the ball 10 times, including running back Eddie Lacy bulling ahead for a gain of 2 to convert a fourth-and-1 from Green Bay’s 41. His bullish style seems perfectly suited for cold-weather football, as long as the offensive line is healthy enough to create rushing lanes.
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There were no “Beat Green Bay” T-shirts issued during the week’s preparation. It marked the first time the Packers have been held to 13 or fewer points with Rodgers as their starting quarterback.
“I’m proud of this football team”, said coach Mike Zimmer.
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The 2016 opponents for the Packers have been established.
